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Teens arrested after 45 bins torched in Sevilla town causing over €47,000 in damage

TWO teens have been arrested after a spate of bins were set ablaze in a town in Sevilla.  Cops launched a probe in the wake...

Residents evacuated following Sevilla fire at student accommodation

ALL residents have been evacuated safely following a fire in student accommodation in Sevilla.  The blaze broke out at the five-storey building in Camas on...

Firefighters save life of pensioner, 72, as candle fire leaves her trapped at home in Spain’s Malaga

FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga saved a woman's life during a terrifying blaze caused by an unsupervised candle. The quick-thinking crew guided the pensioner, 72, to safety...

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva.  Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm...

Pregnant woman, 26, saved from blazing block of flats in Spain’s Almeria

A PREGNANT woman was led to safety from a blazing block of flats in Almeria on Wednesday morning (February 9).   Firefighters guided her down to...

Fire declared in Spain’s Granada stabilised

A FIRE which broke out in Granada, seeing more than 60 firefighters battle the blaze through the night, has been stabilised. The inferno, which began...

Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze

AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his...

WATCH: Police appeal for witnesses after dramatic car blaze in Gibraltar

POLICE on the Rock are appealing for anyone who witnessed a blaze that damaged cars parked on Witham’s Road to come forward. One car was...

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the...

Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada

A MOTHER and son have died in a tragic fire at a home in Granada after firefighters tried to rescue them. A woman and her...

Family escape Boxing Day fire caused by electrical device on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BENALMADENA family are lucky to be alive after an electrical device sparked a huge fire which burned down part of their house on Boxing...

Blaze in Spain: Fire breaks out at Ronda property as man rushed to hospital

A MAN was treated in hospital after an early morning fire at a home in Ronda. Emergency services were called to the building in Plaza...

Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain

THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic...

Eighteen vehicles damaged in car park blaze in Spain’s Malaga

SOME 18 vehicles have been damaged in a fire at a car park in Malaga.  Firefighters were called to a parking lot in La Concordia,...

TRAGEDY: Elderly couple die in Barcelona fire

AN elderly couple has died when a fire swept through their apartment in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). Investigators are searching for the cause of the...

Social services in Barcelona had visited migrant family 88 times before fatal blaze

TWO children from a family of refugees were killed early Tuesday in a fire that destroyed an abandoned bank squatted by migrants in the...

Five-year-old girl saves the day after raising alarm when fire breaks out at home in Spain’s Mallorca

A five-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after raising the alarm when a fire broke out in the middle of the night at...

House fire kills two children and an adult in Spain’s Almeria

TWO children and an adult were killed in a fire at a house in Almeria.  They all tragically died at the scene of the blaze...

Dramatic Benidorm area rescue after two women are trapped in blazing Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

TWO women were rescued after a fire trapped them inside their Benidorm area beachside apartment. The blaze started at 12.40 this Tuesday morning at a...
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Fire in Mijas, a week after devastating Sierra Bermeja fire, causes alarm on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FIRE in the Cerro del Mesto area of Mijas (Malaga) has been brought under control. The fire, which broke out just a week after...
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ANALYSIS: How bad was the Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Costa del Sol and where does it rank among worst...

ALTHOUGH it has been catastrophic, the wildfire which raged through the Sierra Bermeja fire for six days ravaging close to 10,000 hectares before it...

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire leaves dozens of animals burnt or with serious injuries

THE devastating flames from the Sierra Bermeja wildfire have destroyed almost 10,000 hectares of food, water and shelter the wildlife in the area need...

Heroes’ return: Locals cheer firefighters after Sierra Bermeja ‘monster’ wildfire finally brought ‘under control’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DOZENS of locals have lined the streets to cheer the firefighters who have finally extinguished the worst fire in Spanish history. https://twitter.com/Plan_INFOCA/status/1437783271144837126 It comes as the...

Famous Smurf village feeling blue as 30% of its celebrated landscape destroyed by Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa...

A THIRD of Spain’s celebrated Smurf village has been destroyed in one of the biggest wildfires in the last decade. Around 30% of Juzcar’s forestry...
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What can I do to help? Spain’s Costa del Sol community pulls together to aid those (people and animals)...

THE AMAZING Costa del Sol community has pulled together to help those affected by the devastating wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Bermeja valley. People have...

Marine life now threatened as ash from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol pollutes the sea

ASH from a wildfire raging in the Sierra Bermeja is polluting the sea along the Costa del Sol posing a threat to marine life,...

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